Railway-rail fastener



June 26, 192s. y 1,675,195

A. D. PRESTON RAILWAY RAIL FASTENE Filed oct. 10,' 1927 2 sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR AlfYcd Preston,

'June 26, 192s.

A. D. PRESTON RAILWAY RAIL FASTENER 2 Sheets-Sheet.v .2.

Filed Oct. 10, 1927 INvENToR' A fcd D. Preston,

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Patented June Z6, 1928.

idisliTED STATES v.Leis-,195

Yinarsrsrrorties.

RAILWAY-RAIL FAS'VIENER.

Application filed October 10, 1927. Serial No. 225,251.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railway rail fasteners and more particularly to a tie plate adapted to bear and retain the rail. h

in important object' of this invention 1s to provide a rail fastener which will retain 'the rail in fixed position, and is not adected bv thelateral or vertical stress of trains.

lili further object is toprovide a rail tas tener, having` adjustable clamps to engage and secure the rails and at theA same time, be subject to be readily moved to facilitate sidewise alignment off the rails to adjust the gauge of the tracks.

A yet further 4object is to provide a tie` plate with projecting studs adapted to gage the rail clamps in a manner to retain them from lateral movement and at the same time render such clamps pivotal to facilitate engagement with the rails under variable conditions. Y i

A still further object is to providey a tieplat-e rail-'fastener which will shed water or the like trom thespikin'g means and prevent such liquid tromsoaking the tie and in such manner render the` tier more vdurable in service. l

A still further object is to provide a rail lastener ot the character described which is simple to construct,'inexpensive to manufacture, eflicient and durable in service,v

a general improvements and for which purpose suchdescrip-l tive drawings have been provided, wherein lig. 1 is a plan view ot theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a section on the planev of line 2 2, Fig. 1 looking in the direction indi'- cated by the arrows.

Fig. 3 is an underside rail clamp. n

Fig. et is a sectional view on the plane of line l-l Fig. 3 looking fin the direction indicated by the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modified iorm of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation ott the modified `form.

Referring more in detail to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

plan View, ot' Athe fiange 11 of the rail `l2 .in a manner to retain the same in fixed relation. e

The plate 6 is preferably of elongated, rec` tangular dimensions and projecting from the'A upper surface are a plurality of integral', frustol-conical studs 14througl'1 the vertical` center oit which are threaded orifices l5 adapted to receive either spikes 8 or relative ly threaded spikes' 9 adapted to anchor the plate. T he orifices-16 are produced through the pla-te 6 at normal anddesired pointsv and are adapted to receive further spikes 8.

for further anchorage. The frusto-conical studs 14- are provided to retain'the clamps l0 from lateral movementand at the same time to engage over the relative, frustoconical stud 14k of plate 6 ma manner to pivotally retain the clamp in fixed rela-tion with the plate 6. The upper surtaceot each "clamp uid would tcnd tosoak to thetie. The un-` derside margins 17L are substantially recessed to constitute theV lateral' marginal flange 20 adapted to 'register over the' bas-c flange 11 ofthe rail12. j y

The spikes 8 are adapted to engage the orifices 16 in a manner to anchor the plate 6 to the tie 7 whilst the threaded'spikes 9 are *i adapted tol engage the orifices 1S of clampsl 10v and threadedly engage the orifice 15 ol plate 6 in a manner to draw said cla-mp 10 into engagement with the base flange 11` of the rail. 12 andr further engage the tie 7 in a. manner to anchor the entire structure. In the modii'ied form of the inventionas illustrated in Figs. and 6 oi" the drawings, it will be seen that the construction is pracf, tically identical, however, provision is made to tilt the rail in a manner to reduce f'ric` tion and wear of the wheel-flanges and railhead, which provision comprises the centrally disposed, cross sectional body Qlwhichis 'obliquely inclined from the normal plane of' no trically y,disposed orilice 18 substantially flared to its base margin 19 and so designed 10 is obtuscly bevel-cd from the orifice 18 to the margins 17 in a manner to shed all liquid from the orifice, where normallyvsuch liq-v plate 6 in a manner to bear and "tilt the rail 12.

In operation and lgauge alignment, it will be seen that should the rail 12 require to be moved slightly sideivie, the only operation essential isto loosen spikes 9 which permits the clamps 10 to be disengaged from the rail base 11, align the rail 12 and then rotate the clamps 10 upon studs li until the suitable marginal recess 17 registers with therail base, and the marginal fiange 20 enga es the rail base 11, then tighten the spikes an the operation is complete.

It will be obvious from the foregoing de scription, that. this invention `is a great im Vprovement in railway rail-fasteners. and

Whilst the preferred embodiments have been described yet it 1s to be understood that minor details in the construction, combina.

tion, and arrangement of the cooperating elements may be resorted to within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

WhatI claim; y

1. A Vrailway rail fastener*comprising a plate, said plate adapted to seat the rail and having orifices produced in said plate, said orifices adapted to receive spikes or the like to secure saidplate to the tie, a plurality of studs integrally projecting upwardly from said plate, a threaded orifice produced through each of said studs, a plurality of clamps, said clamps adapted to engage over the base flange of the rail, an orifice produced throu h each `of said clamps, said orifice a apted Vto engage one of said studs, a

plurality of threaded spikes, each of said threaded spikes adapted to engage a said orifice of one of said clamps and said threadedorifice of one of said studs and libres of the tie in a manner to draw said clamp into engagement with said stud and over said base flange of the rail.

2. .A railway rail fastener comprising a plate, said late adapted to seat the rail and having orifices produced in said plate, said orifices adapted to receive spikes or the like to secure said plate to a tie, a plurality of frusto-conical studs integrally projecting upwardly from said plate, a threaded .orifice produced through the vertical center of each of said studs,` a .plurality of clamps, Said i clamps adapted to engage over the base stantially flaredl to engage one of said frustoconical studs, a plurality of threaded spikes, each of said threaded spikes adapted to engage a said orifice of one of saidclainps and a said threaded orifice of one of said' frustoconical studs and the fibres of the tie in a manner to draw said clamp in engagement with said frusto-conical stud and over the base flange of the rail.

3. A railway rail fastener comprising a plate, said plate adapted to seat the rail, an integral, cross sectional body disposed on the upper surface of said plate, the surface of said body being inclined to the normal plane of said plate surface, orifices produced in said plate, said orifices adapted to receive spikes or the like, to secure said plate to the tie, a plurality of studs integrally projecting'upwardly from said plate, a. threaded orifice produced through each of'said studs, a `plurality ofrclamps, said clamps adapted to engage over the base fiange of the rail, an` orifice produced through each of said clamps, said orifice adapted to engage one of said studs, a plurality of threaded spikes adapted to engage a saidorifice of one of said studs and fibres of thetie in a manner to draw said clamp in engagement with said stud and over said base fiange of the rail.

f1. A railway rail fastener con'iprising'a plate, said plate adapted to seat the rail, an integral, crois-sectional body disposed'on the upper surface of said plate, the surface of' said body being inclined to the normal plane of said plate surface and having orifices produced in said plate, said orifices adapted to receive spikes, or the like to secure said plate to tie, a plurality of-frusto-conical studsintegrally projecting upwardl from sfiaid plate, a threaded orifice prot ueed through the vertical center of each of said studs, al plurality of clamps, said clamps adapted to engage over the base flange of the rail, an orifice produced through each of said clamps, said orifice substantially lflared to engage one of said frutto-conical studs, a. plurality Vof threaded spikes, each of said threaded spikes adapted to engage a said orifice of one of said clamps and a. said threaded orifice of one of said frusto-conical studs and the fibres of the tie in a `manner to draw said clamp into engagement with said frusto-conical stud anc over the base flange of the rail. V

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